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Using a chain-type oil filter wrench as a chain whip

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Asked by: Nate House

What can I use if I don’t have a chain whip?


Quote from video: And you need to swap out your cassette. And maybe replace your chain. Okay so you've got a quick link pretty easy job and use a shoelace for this or whatever you got I got a bit of twine.

How do you remove a cog without a chain whip?

Quote from video: So I am going to show you how to remove this cog quite easily without a chain whip. Um. Here we go first off all you got to do. I already loosened up this chain a little bit.

What are chain wrench used for?

The chain wrench may be used for tightening the threaded workpiece on a threaded coupler or used for loosening the threaded workpiece on the threaded coupler. The chain wrench includes a chain wrench body with the front of wrench body having a plurality of teeth for releasably engaging and gripping of the workpiece.

Do you need a chain whip to fit a cassette?

Tools for Changing a Bike Cassette



The lockring is designed to hold the cogs of the cassette in place on the hub. In order to remove and replace your cassette, you need to unscrew this lockring. You’ll need three tools to do this: a chain whip, a cassette lockring remover and a large adjustable crescent wrench.

How do you make a homemade chain whip?

Quote from video: You just need a piece of wood and your. And your old bike chain. This bit of wood here it's about 20 millimeters thick.

How do you remove a cassette lock without a tool?

Quote from video: Enough hands to film and show how it was other people were doing it. Someone was using a pipe wrench to essentially tighten and hold the gears acting as the chain whip to hold the cassette in place.

How do you remove a chain whip from a cassette?

Quote from video: On these style chain whips engaged the fixed section of chain and wrap the free piece around the same sprocket. Turn the remover counterclockwise. Using a large adjustable wrench or a one inch wrench.

How do you remove a single speed cog?

Quote from video: Get a wide stand. And then should just pop. Right off. And you can twist. It all the way out.

How do you tighten a lock ring on a cog?

Thread the lockring onto the hub counterclockwise. Use a lockring spanner to tighten the lockring firmly against the cog. NOTE: Make sure the lockring and hub threads are completely engaged prior to use.

Are chain wrenches any good?

Chain wrenches provide safe, reliable and powerful torque. Dual, reversible jaws allow ratchet action in both directions without removing the chain wrench from the pipe. REED offers more sizes than any competitor with chain wrenches to fit from 1/8” all the way up to 18” diameters.

How do you use a chain oil filter wrench?

Quote from video: And it does do the same thing where it crushes into the pipe into the filter. But. If you crush it a really long way should be able to tighten it to the next.

How do you put a chain on a chain wrench?

Quote from video: You're gonna want to apply the strong back with the gasket on the pipe about a half an inch away from the leak I've been around and there's a groove on this end here if you can see. It.

What do you need a chain whip for?

A chain whip is a simple tool that’s used solely to hold a cassette in place to stop it from freewheeling while snapping the lockring loose. Nonetheless, it unsurprisingly sees plenty of use in the workshop. A chain whip is, traditionally, simply a bar with a couple lengths of chain attached to it.

How do you make a sprocket remover?

Quote from video: Take a bolt or a little screw. And slide that down through the hole like that take this part here. And these plates are gonna be a little tight here to get on over this bar.

How many teeth does a cassette have?

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How do I remove a freewheel cassette without special tools?

Quote from video: Put your foot on the chain down here wrap it around the sprocket like this and the wheel will kind of turn up against your foot. Like that and just stick your pliers into the grooves. And.

How do you remove a freewheel without a tool?

Quote from video: And I'm gonna use a punch and a hammer. I'm gonna fit the punch into the little dimple and then using the hammer I'm going to tap this clockwise. And get it to rotate.

What is the difference between freewheel and freehub?

Freehub vs freewheel



Freewheels predate freehubs. They’re still found on older bikes and the majority of modern single-speed bikes. They’ve been superseded by the freehub on multi-speed bikes though, as it’s lighter and more compact, so it can handle smaller sprockets and wider gear ranges.

Is a freewheel reverse thread?

Also, a freewheel never imposes reverse torque on the threads, so a freewheel puts less strain on the threads than a fixed cog does. Fixed cogs are generally available in a range of sizes from 12T to 23T (number of teeth) and two different widths – for 3/32″ and 1/8″ chain (thickness of chain teeth).